“Outnumbered”

Sooner or later, we will all go through the same battle… “You find yourself outnumbered!” You might say you’re overwhelmed, afraid, broke, discouraged… You have been given “bad news.” Maybe you had the “victory” yesterday, but now you are in the same boat as King Jehoshaphat… Outnumbered! Jehoshaphat was only 35 years old when he began to reign as king of Judah. He did “everything right” in the eyes of the Lord. But one day, his happy reign was changed in a moment of time. One of the king’s servants came in shouting, “There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea…” He looked out his window and saw the notorious armies of, not one but two, great kingdoms headed his way. The sound of thousands and thousands of horses, their hooves clamping and stomping on the ground, the dust coming up in the air… And the enemy was spread out as far as one could see. You could say, Jehoshaphat was “outnumbered!” And he was!

But you can feel that same heart beating fast as you come from the doctor’s office with bad news. You feel “outnumbered.” Or your husband just left you with children to raise, or a family member is sick until death, or you have just lost your job, or you just found out your son is on drugs… That’s “feeling outnumbered.” To God, there are no big problems and little problems. To the God who created the universe, He is never “outnumbered!” God spoke to Jehoshaphat and said, “BE NOT AFRAID NOR DISMAYED BY REASON OF THIS GREAT MULTITUDE; FOR THE BATTLE IS NOT YOURS, BUT GOD’S!” (2 Chronicles 20:15) Jehoshaphat won the battle!! He not only won the battle, but he and his people left town with an “abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was so much!” (2 Chronicles 20:25)

So, who’s outnumbered now??? Satan is, and you are on the winning side! DO NOT FEAR!! GOD IS NEVER OUTNUMBERED! 

Sherry

Little Zoey was found abandoned on the road to New Letant. After taking her to the Social Services Department, they asked if we could keep her… and so, she became a “Love A Child” child! Zoey is three now, and in Haiti, “off to school she goes!” She will be in Pre-School I!

Zoey was supposed to start school a couple of weeks ago, but we did not have “black school shoes” for her. Except for mountain schools, all schools in Haiti will demand “black shoes” for school… and of course, uniforms! This is always a problem because schools in the states do not require this, (because all kids wear tennis shoes), and in Haiti, “black school shoes” are very, very difficult to find! So, we have been waiting for Pastor Mark to find these shoes… not only for Zoey but for all our kids!

Zoey, who is always smiling and happy, is not too happy today… She met up with “Poppie Bobby” en route to school and he tried so hard to cheer her up, but she was scared! I feel sorry for all the Pre-School teachers because they have lots of babies to handle… they are all afraid, crying, wetting their pants, and wanting to go home! But, after a couple of days, they settle into singing, dancing, learning, and doing really well in school. All Haitians LOVE school! It is a chance to get out and meet new friends, and learn!

Zoey will be fine! She is sweet, smart, intelligent, and very disciplined… well, most of the time! Ha! We all love Zoey!!! Sherry

DON’T BE DISCOURAGED, JUST KEEP ON WALKING!  

“Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.” Joshua 1:9

Have you ever felt like giving up? Ever said I’m discouraged and I don’t see how I can keep going. Don’t give up! “If God be for us, who can be against us!” Romans 8:31

The best is yet to come!! Tell the devil where he can go!! Bobby Burnette

“Stay by the Stuff.”

Soldiers are made for battle. When a war is going on, they get “itchy” and they want to go, no matter how dangerous it is. And, don’t you remember when you were a child, your mother or father had said to you, “you stay here and watch the stuff…” But, you would have rather gone with them.

This was the situation with David’s men, in the Bible. They were warriors! They knew how to fight! In 1 Samuel 30, the Amalekites had come into Ziklag, while David and his men were gone, and stolen everything and had taken captive all the soldier’s women and children, including David’s household, and burned Ziklag down to the ground.

David and his men are furious and ready to go after them but there were 200 men who had already been wounded in battle and they could not cross the Brook Besor. So, David had to leave them behind… David is furious and ready to go to battle, but he prays and asks the Lord first, if he should go… the answer was, “yes! Go get ’em!”

The Bible says that David and his 400 men won the battle and recovered all and took everything the Amalekites had also. When it came time to divide the spoil with the soldiers, David made sure that those who were wounded (who wanted to go but could not) would have equal rights to the spoil. This angered his men, who fought the battle.

But David said, “For as his part be that goeth forth into battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff. They shall part alike.” 1 Samuel 30:24

We live in Haiti and are on the front lines, but without you, staying behind and watching the “stuff” we could not do anything for the Lord! When we reach Heaven, we will ALL share in the reward, because you are just as important in your work, as anyone going into battle! We love you and appreciate you!

Bobby and Sherry